AREA, CLARENCE STRAIT DIS-
TRICT, SALMON FISHERIES

October 25: Provided, That this prohibi- | PART 227-SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA tion shall not apply to the use of gill nets and beach seines in Wrangell Narrows, exclusive of all waters within 1 statute mile of the mouth of Petersburg Creek, from 6 o'clock antemeridian September 1 to 6 o'clock postmeridian September [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R.

15.*

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§ 226.10 Traps prohibited, commercial salmon fishing from October 5 to October 25. Commercial fishing for salmon by means of any trap is prohibited in the period from 6 o'clock antemeridian October 5 to 6 o'clock postmeridian October 25.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 752]

§ 226.10a Weekly closed period, commercial salmon fishing. The 36-hour closed period for salmon fishing prescribed by section 5 of the Act of June 6, 1924, is hereby extended to include the period from 6 o'clock postmeridian of Friday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the Monday following, making a weekly closed period of 60 hours: Provided, That this extension of 24 hours closed period each week shall not apply to trolling.* [As added Feb. 24, 1940; F.R. 7521

5

Strait

§ 227.2 Definition, Clarence district. All territorial waters within a line extending from a point on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island at 54 degrees 44 minutes 21 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees 18 minutes 36 seconds west longitude, near Point Marsh, thence south to the international boundary at a point 132 degrees 20 minutes west longitude, thence east along the international boundary to a point at 131 degrees 40 minutes west longitude, thence north to a point west of Point Davison at 55 degrees north latitude, 131 degrees 40 minutes west longitude, thence to the southern extremity of Point Davison, thence northerly along the watershed of Annette Island to the northern extremity of Walden Point, thence to the southern extremity of Gravina Point, thence northwesterly to the northern extremity of Vallenar Point, thence to the southern extremity of Caamano Point, thence northeasterly along the watershed of Cleveland Peninsula to a point at 55 degrees 45 minutes 30 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees west longitude, thence in a northwesterly direction through

§ 226.18 Areas open to salmon traps. Union Point to the southern extremity

NOTE: 226.18 (f), (i), (o) and (q) were revoked and § 226.18 (m) was amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 FR. 753.

of Ernest Point, thence northerly to a point on Etolin Island at 55 degrees 54 minutes 45 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees 21 minutes west longitude, thence in a northerly and westerly direction along the watershed of Etolin Island to

a point northwest of the head of Mosman Inlet at 56 degrees 9 minutes 45 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds west longitude, thence southerly to a point at 56 degrees 6 minutes north latitude, 132 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds west longitude, thence in a northwesterly direction along the watershed to the northern extremity of Point Harrington, thence in a westerly direction to the northern

§ 226.19 Waters closed to commercial extremity of East Island, thence in a salmon fishing.

*

(i) Barrie Creek, north of Point Barrie southwest shore of Kupreanof Island: All waters within 2 statute miles of the mouth of the creek. [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 753]

southwesterly direction to the southern

1 All of the fisheries regulations herein prescribed for the Clarence Strait district of the Southeastern Alaska area are also applicable in the waters of the Annette Island Fishery Reserve. This Reserve was created by Presidential procamation on August 28, 1916, for the use of the Metlakatla Indians who reside in this vicinity. Part of the waters of this Reserve are in the southern district.

extremity of West Island, thence in a Clarence Strait.
westerly direction to a point on the east
shore of Prince of Wales Island at 56
degrees 9 minutes 15 seconds north lati-
tude, 133 degrees 2 minutes 45 seconds
west longitude, thence southerly along
the watershed of Prince of Wales Island
to the point of beginning at 54 degrees
44 minutes 21 seconds north latitude, 132
degrees 18 minutes 36 seconds west lon-
gitude.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5
F.R. 7531

* §§ 227.2 to 227.17, inclusive, issued under the authority contained in sec. 1, 44 Stat.

752; 48 U.S.C. 221.

$227.8 Closed seasons, commercial salmon fishing in northern section of Clarence Strait. Commercial fishing for salmon, other than trolling, north of a line extending from Narrow Point to Ernest Point is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian July 25, from 6 o'clock postmeridian August 28 to 6 o'clock antemeridian October 5, and for the remainder of each calendar year after 6 o'clock postmeridian October 25.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 753]

§ 227.9 Closed seasons, commercial salmon fishing in central section of Clarence Strait. Commercial fishing for salmon, other than trolling, between a line extending from Narrow Point to Ernest Point and a line extending from Approach Point to Caamano Point is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian July 25, from 6 o'clock postmeridian August 26 to 6 o'clock antemeridian October 5, and for the remainder of each calendar year after 6 o'clock postmeridian October 25.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 FR. 753]

Commercial fishing

for salmon, other than trolling, south of a line extending from Approach Point to Caamano Point and west of a line extending down the middle of Clarence Strait is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian July 20, from 6 o'clock postmeridian August 24 to 6 o'clock antemeridian October 5, and for the remainder of each calendar year after 6 o'clock postmeridian October 25.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 753]

§ 227.12 Traps prohibited, commercial salmon fishing from October 5 to October 25. Commercial fishing for salmon by means of any trap is prohibited in the period from 6 o'clock antemeridian October 5 to 6 o'clock postmeridian October 25.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 753]

§ 227.12a Weekly closed period, commercial salmon fishing. The 36-hour closed period for salmon fishing prescribed by section 5 of the Act of June 6, 1924, is hereby extended to include the period from 6 o'clock postmeridian of Friday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the Monday following, making a weekly closed period of 60 hours: Provided, That this extension of 24 hours closed period each week shall not apply to trolling.* [As added Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 7531

§ 227.17 Areas open to salmon traps.

(k) Cleveland Peninsula: West coast (1) from a point at 55 degrees 44 minutes 12 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees 15 minutes 31 seconds west longitude, southerly to 55 degrees 43 minutes 5 seconds north latitude, (2) from 55 § 227.10 Closed seasons, commercial degrees 40 minutes 5 seconds north latsalmon fishing in southeast section of itude to 55 degrees 39 minutes 35 secClarence Strait. Commercial fishing for onds north latitude, (3) from 55 degrees salmon, other than trolling, south of a 36 minutes 15 seconds north latitude to line extending from Approach Point to 55 degrees 34 minutes 50 seconds north Caamano Point and east of a line extend- latitude, (4) from 55 degrees 33 mining down the middle of Clarence Strait is utes 35 seconds north latitude to 55 prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian degrees 32 minutes 35 seconds north July 25, from 6 o'clock postmeridian latitude, 132 degrees 3 minutes 55 secAugust 24 to 6 o'clock antemeridan Oc-onds west longitude, and (5) from 55 tober 5, and for the remainder of each calendar year after 6 o'clock postmeridian October 25.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 753]

§ 227.11 Closed seasons, commercial salmon fishing in southwest section of

degrees 31 minutes 27 seconds north latitude, 132 degrees 1 minute 55 seconds west longitude, to 131 degrees 59 minutes 55 seconds west longitude. [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 753]

**For authority citation, see note to § 227.2.

tober 25. Commercial fishing for salmon | the period from 6 o'clock antemeridian by means of any trap is prohibited in October 5 to 6 o'clock postmeridian Octhe period from 6 o'clock antemeridian tober 25.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; October 5 to 6 o'clock postmeridian 5 F.R. 754] October 25.* ** [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 754]

§ 228.9a Weekly closed period, commercial salmon fishing. The 36-hour closed period for salmon fishing prescribed by section 5 of the Act of June 6, 1924, is hereby extended to include the period from 6 o'clock postmeridian of Friday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the Monday following, making a weekly closed period of 60 hours: Provided, That this extension of 24 hours closed period each week shall not apply to trolling.** [As added Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 754]

§ 229.9a Weekly closed period, commercial salmon fishing. The 36-hour closed period for salmon fishing prescribed by section 5 of the Act of June 6, 1924, is hereby extended to include the period from 6 o'clock postmeridian of Friday of each week until 6 o'clock antemeridian of the Monday following, making a weekly closed period of 60 hours: Provided, That this extension of 24 hours closed period each week shall not apply to trolling.* [As added Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 754]

§ 229.15 Closed seasons, commercial salmon fishing by trolling in Burroughs

§ 228.14 Areas open to salmon traps. Bay. Commercial fishing for salmon by

$229.8 Closed seasons, commercial salmon fishing other than trolling. Commercial fishing for salmon, other than trolling, is prohibited prior to 6 o'clock antemeridian July 15, from 6 o'clock postmeridian August 19 to 6 o'clock antemeridian October 5, and for the remainder of each calendar year after 6 o'clock postmeridian October 25.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 7541

* §§ 229.8 to 229.18, inclusive, issued under the authority contained in sec. 1, 44 Stat. 752; 48 U.S.Č. 221.

trolling is prohibited in Burroughs Bay (indenting mainland north of Revillagigedo Island) for the remainder of each calendar year after 6 o'clock postmeridian August 16: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to the period from 6 o'clock antemeridian October 5 to 6 o'clock postmeridian October 25 in each year.* [As amended Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 754]

§ 229.17 Areas open to salmon traps.

*

(g) Revillagigedo Island: Within 2,500 feet of a point at 55 degrees 36 minutes 52 seconds north latitude, 131 degrees 41 minutes 52 seconds west longitude.

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[As amended Aug. 12, 1940; 5 F.R.

§ 229.18 Waters closed to commercial salmon fishing.

(f) Boca de Quadra, indenting mainland: All waters within 1 statute mile of § 229.9 Traps prohibited, commercial the mouth of any salmon stream tribusalmon fishing from October 5 to Octo-tary to Boca de Quadra. [As amended ber 25. Commercial fishing for salmon Feb. 24, 1940; 5 F.R. 754]

**For authority citation, see note to § 228.2.

Subchapter S—Whaling

PART 251-WHALING REGULATIONS | towing, holding on to, or scouting for whales.

§ 251.1 Definitions. When used in fornia gray, devil fish, hard head, musthis part, the term